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  1. Quacking ducks

    What’s wrong with my hen?

    My hen “Snuggle” has been molting for about 7 months, she keeps getting new feathers and then the feathers break off again. Her back looks like when a rooster mounts a hen a lot but I don’t have a rooster. Any ideas? Thanks
  2. C

    Hen with a stiff leg and toes, help appreciated

    Hello, two days ago I noticed that a two and a half years old Serama hen started standing on one leg after a fight with another hen. She was a bit more withdrawn a day or two before that, but I didn't notice anything else. After the fight she started standing on one leg, and reluctantly walks on...
  3. tingupinguu

    Help!!! Egg cracked inside of my muscovy hen

    Over the past few years, My muscovy hen has been laying eggs since somewhere around 2022, I have never experienced this issue but today her poop seemed to be oddly very similar to yellow egg yolk; I checked her vent and it also is running the same fluid. Her vent doesn’t look extremely swollen...
  4. Quacking ducks

    Hens or roos? Breeds?

    I have 2 chicks that are 5 weeks old. does anyone have any ideas what breed they are and if they are hens or roos? Thanks #1 #2
  5. Kiwi_The__arnevelder

    Pale comb and breathing weirdly

    hello, i have a bantam that seems to be showing signs thats she is sick. Her tail is drooping, pale comb, and seems to be kind of like snorting for air and i can hear it. Im not sure if maybe it could be a respiratory infection. If so, what can i do to treat it? Im really hoping she will be...
  6. Syidan96

    What breed is the roo, and hen in this video?

    What breed is the roo and the hen in this video? My friend recorded it in the Caribbean, in sint Maarten. I have no idea what it is, the hen looks red junglefowl-ish.
  7. Grey Gables

    Hormone Implant in Chickens

    Hello! This is not an emergency, but my question still fits in this category I believe. I'm looking for people who have had experience with the hormone implant. I've done some searches on the forums and I'm not finding many firsthand accounts or details on how the implant is working out for...
  8. M

    Hen ate a staple! Helppp

    So 2-3 days ago I noticed my hen not walking. I brought her inside and put her on puppy pads. She pooped and it was pure black. I knew that meant she was internally bleeding. She is eating, drinking, alert and talking. Just not walking and has black poop. BUT she’s also been having brown poop...
  9. T

    Torn Comb

    Hello, new here but not brand new to raising chickens. One of my Buffs has recently torn her comb half off. I have seen some other posts here that talk about “dubbing” or cutting the comb. I am unsure how to go about this or where exactly to cut? Is there any harm in just leaving the way it is...
  10. RossAcres

    The Hunt for Mystery Predator

    So I have had the occasional predator come through my electric fence and kill something. The first time it was something that came in and took off the heads of 6 quail. I realized it was because I left a tree standing that was accessible from the other side of the fence. I removed that tree and...
  11. J

    Breed id please? Cuckoo maran or Plymouth Rock?

  12. J

    Rooster or hen? Cuckoo Orpington

    Hi I bought 2 cuckoo Orpington hens that were sold to me as POL around 5 months of age. I’m new to chicken ownership and would really love some help. Pics 1, 2 and 3. The chicken in question. Excuse the photo bomb lol Pics 4 and 5. The other smaller hen
  13. L

    Broody or depressed?

    This is my first time doing this: introducing chicks to a broody mom. I need advice. I had 4 laying hens, all bantam size. 2 of those hens are silkies and they always stuck next to each other. Almost 5 days ago I had one of my silkie’s pass away due to what I assume was a heart attack when...
  14. B

    Why is her leg like this???

    Any idea what could be wrong with her left leg? She has had a limp that has gotten worse over a week and keeps it close to her chest sometimes. No bumblefoot. No swelling or obvious breaks, and her leg feels normal but I noticed that the leg she’s limping on is jutted out at a weird angle. Her...
  15. S

    Aunts Hen is sick?! Dark red/purple? Comb, greyish colored legs, drooling from her mouth

    Hey all, my aunts one hen, miss thing, seems to be very very sick. The kast few days we noticed she's been a bit by herself.. kinda fluffed up with her tail down. We cleaned the coop yesterday and last night when we put their ladder and perch back up..she didn't sleep perched with the rest of...
  16. Pearlescent

    What is the survival rate of Turkey poults with a first time momma Turkey

    Hi, I might sound stupid, I know this is a question I should be able to google, but I couldn’t find any answers. No matter what search variable I used, nothing. So, what would the odds of 8/8 poults surviving with a first time momma? My girl recently hatched her poults and so far (the first ones...
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  17. M

    15 week crowing hen

    Hello Everyone Hope you can help. We had 3 chicks that were given to us the day they hatched and two were clearly Roosters. They were crowing loud at 8 weeks. We founds them homes but our hen who is 15 weeks now started making crowing sounds this morning at 6:00am. It wasn’t as loud but...
  18. J

    Cockerels or pullets?

    These are my two 8-9 week old chicks that I’m starting to worry about. One of them (at least) is crowing in the mornings. Can you tell which is a cockerel? The tan chick is a Buff Orpington. Not sure about the black one.
  19. BrahmaBaby

    Birchen modern game bantams

    Hello, I have two questions. First, I found a pair of game bantams and was wondering if it is alright to keep a male and female together. I knkw generally you want a ratio of one male to a bunch of females depending on breed, but would it be okay to just have one and one? Also, is there...
  20. chickenlover0805

    Starting color coding my pullets today

    My golden laced wyandotte, Slide, was the second pullet to get her color today! She got a red band!
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